Switzerland’s medical products authority has granted the first approval for a malaria medicine designed for small infants. It ...

If Congress approves canceling $1 billion in federal funding for the U.N. system, experts say it will exacerbate a financial ...

Infectious disease specialist Monica Gandhi, MD examines recent claims about the safety of thimerosal, a preservative used in ...

Authorities in northwest China say over 200 kindergarten students were found to have abnormally high lead levels in their blood after their school added paint to food.

Measles cases in the U.S. reach a 33-year high with 1,300 infections across 38 states, mostly in unvaccinated individuals, ...

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Antibiotics have long been seen as cure-all medicines, but their overuse is quietly fuelling antibiotic resistance. This ...

Novartis and a Swiss nonprofit have made history, scoring the world’s first approval for a medicine to treat babies who are ...

RIO DE JANEIRO: Chinese Premier Li Qiang has called for commitment to building an open world economy, and stressed the importance of opposing unilateralism and protectionism. When addressing the ...

Several African countries where malaria is widespread are expected to swiftly approve the new medicine following Swissmedic’s ...